The thing behind me is definitely not a person, nor is it any kind of animal.
To be precise, it's not a living thing at all!
At that moment, an indescribable feeling gripped me.
Is it fear?
No, the fear has surpassed all my previous understanding.
The moment that thing suddenly touched me, it felt as if all the blood in my body had been frozen into ice crystals, and a chill shot from my toes straight to the top of my head.
"call--"
"call--"
Suddenly, a biting cold wind, carrying an intense, pungent smell of blood, pierced straight down my neck.
I clenched my fists tightly, my nails digging deep into my palms, and used all my strength to resist the urge to turn on the flashlight, slowly walking forward step by step.
The surroundings were endless darkness, like ink, enveloping me completely, as if it wanted to devour me.
I knew that something behind me was following me closely.
Its breath, a cold wind, followed me everywhere, constantly blowing into my neck.
Strangely, I couldn't hear a single sound of its footsteps.
It felt like it was silently clinging to my back, letting me carry it forward.
At that moment, there was nothing I could do but take a gamble.
I'm betting this thing won't attack me rashly in the dark.
step……
Two steps...
Each step I took felt as heavy as taking the last step of my life.
In the darkness, I was completely disoriented and had no idea where I was, let alone take out a compass to determine my direction.
Only the violently beating heart stood out clearly in the deathly darkness.
Just as I was feeling lost and helpless, a pair of bright red eyes suddenly flashed in front of me.
It appeared suddenly in the deep darkness, flashing by like a will-o'-the-wisp.
I stopped in my tracks, my heart leaping into my throat.
What is that?
It's happened again.
In the blink of an eye, a pair of scarlet eyes pierced the darkness and looked in my direction.
My first instinct was to back away.
But just then, a cold, stinging sensation came from my neck.
I could clearly feel the sharp sensation of my fingernails slicing across my neck.
Retreat is a dead end; now we have no choice but to grit our teeth and move forward.
As I approached, the red thing gradually became clearer.
They were two palm-sized lanterns, swaying eerily in the darkness.
Why are there two lanterns hanging here?
A small red lantern, no bigger than a palm, hangs on either side of a narrow wooden door that can only accommodate one person at a time.
Bathed in the dim red light, the wooden door resembled a gigantic beast with its jaws wide open, silently waiting for its prey to walk into its trap.
I hesitated for a moment, then grasped the doorknob.
The metallic chill instantly spread from my fingertips throughout my body.
The moment my hand gripped the doorknob, a hand quietly climbed onto my shoulder.
A chilling grinding sound immediately followed.
"Giggle..."
"Cough..."
Taking a step back means certain death, but stepping through this door might offer a glimmer of hope.
I tried turning the doorknob slowly.
"Creak—"
"Creak—"
The sound of the doorknob turning was exceptionally clear in the quiet environment.
The door lock loosened little by little.
Just as the door was fully opened.
Sudden.
A piercing cell phone ringtone shattered the deathly silence.
"The Wumeng Mountains stretch to the mountains beyond, moonlight spills over Xiangshui Beach, can anyone tell me, is Heaven calling out to you..."
The faint light that emanated from the pocket was like a flash of lightning in the darkness, instantly illuminating a small area around it.
Without thinking twice, I used all my strength to push the door open and rushed inside.
Just as I closed the door, something grabbed my back, and it stung painfully.
At the same time, a sharp and furious roar exploded in my ears.
The vibration made my eardrums ache.
Fortunately, the door was eventually closed.
With a muffled thud, all the sounds outside vanished instantly.
I pressed my hands tightly against the wooden door, barely daring to breathe.
Only when the sound of fingernails scratching the wall gradually faded away did I breathe a sigh of relief and slowly turn around.
However, as soon as I turned around, I saw someone.
A woman dressed in a red wedding gown stood quietly three meters away from me.
She wore a red veil over her head, her figure graceful, like a bride waiting for her husband to lift the veil.
Bai Su!!!
It was only then that I realized I was in a rather old-fashioned hall.
Kneeling beside Bai Su was a man dressed in wedding attire.
He had his back to me, so I couldn't see his face clearly.
His silhouette was barely visible in the dim light.
Suddenly, a sharp, piercing sound rang in my ears.
"First bow to Heaven and Earth—"
I instinctively turned my head and found that, without realizing it, a crowd of people had gathered behind me.
The matchmaker, with a stiff and ferocious smile on her face, stood behind me.
She grinned, like a clown's mouth, scarlet and exaggerated.
She just stared straight at me and smiled, which was inexplicably eerie.
Just as I was in a daze, the previously dim space suddenly became brightly lit.
I stared intently at the high hall.
There were two people sitting in those two empty chairs, but I don't know when.
Although they were not far apart, their faces seemed to be shrouded in a thick fog, and they could not be seen clearly at all.
"Husband and wife bow to each other!"
The matchmaker shouted again at the top of her lungs.
The bride and groom slowly turned around.
The moment the groom turned around, I felt a buzzing in my head and I froze completely.
The groom was actually myself!!!
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